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to Vol. 38 of the Spanish Online Newsletter! Your weekly Spanish
learning with mp3s, as well as links to Spanish travel spots and
more. Finally with the holidays over I have a bit more time to write
the newsletter - ¡por fin! As the past few weeks
have brought extreme weather conditions to many cities across the
U.S., this week we take a look at words for weather. Que tengan
mucho cuidado en los lugares donde va a hacer mucho frío
esta semana... (be careful in the places
where it's going to be very cold this week!)
Lesson
of the Week: Weather - El Tiempo
You
may be thinking "wait a minute, I thought tiempo
means time..." - well that's
true - but tiempo is also used to indicate the weather. The word
clima is also used frequently. There
are 3 words commonly used to make expressions relating to the
weather in Spanish: HACE, ESTÁ, & HAY. Some
words like sol and viento
can be used with more than one: hace sol, hay sol;
hace viento, hay viento.
está...
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hace...
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| está
nevando |
it's
snowing |
hace
calor |
it's
warm |
| está
lloviendo |
it's
raining |
hace
sol |
it's
sunny |
| está
nublado |
it's
cloudy |
hace
fresco |
it's
cool |
| esta
despejado |
it's
clear |
hace
frío |
it's
cold |
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hay...
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| hay
lluvia |
there's
rain |
| hay
nieve |
there's
snow |
| hay
viento |
there's
wind |
| hay
neblina |
there's
fog |
| hay
nubes |
there's
clouds |
| hay
relampago |
there's
lightening |
| hay
truenos |
there's
thunder |
| hay
humedad |
there's
humidity |
Practice
saying the following sentences OUT LOUD!
Hay un montón
de neblina - es peligroso manejar
There's a ton of fog - it's
dangerous to drive
Humedad relativa es muy alta, un ochenta %.
The relative humidity is
very high, about 80%.
Ayer era parcialmente nublado
Yesterday was partially cloudy
La temperatura es menos ocho grados - ¡qué
frío!
The temperature is minus
8 degrees - it's cold!!
Es lindo hoy - el cielo está despejado y no hay nubes
It's beautiful today, the
sky is clear and there are no clouds
Hoy el día está mayormente nublado
Today it's mostly cloudy
Cancelamos el partido porque hay tormentas
aisladas
We are cancelling the game
because there are scattered thunderstorms
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Worksheet:
The Weather
Quiz:
The Weather
- El Tiempo
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Travel
Spot of the Week
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Belize
One of
the hottest scuba diving destinations of the W. hemisphere,
most people don't know that the official language of this
small Central American nation is actually English! However
due to its proximity to Spanish neighbors such as Guatemala
& Mexico, Spanish is also spoken widely in Belize. Aside
from aquatic adventures, Belize has tons of Mayan ruins and
offers plenty for the traveler looking for a more rustic journey.
To read more including some history, check out the Lonely
Planet Online.
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